How to Install TWRP 3.0.2 Recovery & Root OnePlus 2

OnePlus’s Flagship killer, OnePlus Two comes with decent hardware as per the price. Although OnePlus 2 comes with a custom OS i.e Cyanogen OS, if you are a true Android lover, you will root your Android device to enjoy all the benefits of rooting OnePlus Two. Rooting allows Overclocking, Customizing, Installing Custom ROMs and much more. Most of the latest devices comes with locked Bootloader so, before starting with rooting OnePlus 2 make sure you have unlocked OnePlus 2 Bootloader. We need to Install TWRP recovery in OnePlus 2, to flash the SuperSU file. TWRP 3.0.0 has been released for OnePlus 2 (Two) so you can start with installing the latest TWRP recovery in OnePlus 2 to Let’s began with Installing Custom recovery and rooting OnePlus 2.

Root OnePlus 2

How to Setup ADB with OnePlus 2

Step 1. Goto C: > android-sdk > platform-tools OR Where you have installed Android SDK. Now Hold the shift key and right click on the mouse in any black area in SDK Folder, you’ll find an option as “Open Command window here”. Click on it. If you are using Minimal ADB file, extract the downloaded zip file & launch command.bat file.

If it displays “Android Debug Bridge version x.x.xx” it is working. If it is gives an error saying that adb is not a recognized command, it has not been successful. Carefully repeat the steps above if this is the case. Close the command prompt window when you are done.

How to Install TWRP 3.0.2 Recovery in OnePlus 2

Step 1. Download any recovery of your choice however, currently we are using TWRP 3.0 Recovery:Download.

Step 2. Place the file in your fastboot folder (this is where fastboot.exe is located on your PC). Generally in C: > android-sdk > platform-tools. If you have Minimal ADB, just place the TWRP recovery in extracted folder.

Step 3. Power off your phone & Again Power On by Pressing Power Button+ VolUp Button Simultaneously. This will boot your OnePlus Two in Fastboot mode.

Step 4. Connect your phone to your PC via usb cable.

Step 5. Goto C: > android-sdk > platform-tools OR Where you have installed Android SDK. Now Hold the shift key and right click on the mouse in any black area in SDK Folder, you’ll find an option as “Open Command window here”. Click on it. (Launch command.bat file in Minimal ADB)

Step 6. Type the below code in the command prompt / Terminal.

fastboot flash recovery <filename>.img

(Replace <filename> with the actual filename of the recovery. In our case, its twrp.img)

Installing TWRP Recovery in Oneplus Two -2

7. Once the above command is completely executed & you see something similar to above image, you have successfully installed TWRP 3.0 Recovery in OnePlus Two. Now type the below command to reboot your device:

Step 4. Navigate to where you have SuperSU stored on your sd card and select it.

Step 5. Swipe to install.

After installing SuperSU, you’ll have an option to wipe cache/dalvik and an option to reboot system. Once you have rooted your OnePlus 2, you can check best apps for rooted Android phones. You can now install Custom ROMs,Mods, Xposed Installer in OnePlus 2 If you have any questions, you can ask us in the comment section.